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Topic: frugal life, pc fasting: do not install any new applications in 30 days (Read 12997 times)

I think I spend a good 30 min a day trying out new applications.I'm going to cut back on that, trying not to install any new program (unless it's an automatic update) for a month, starting today Sept 22nd.

I won't click in dc reviews, nor will follow lifehacker links that lead to new soft.

I will make a list of things I may find during that month to install once it's over IF they are super-crucial.

Hopefully, that'll gain me about 15 hours in a month, which is not bad.

it's fun installing new programs, but i do think one could benefit from as you say not installing them on spur of the moment impulse.

in fact i would suggest you adopt a version of this habit always.

install new software ONLY on the 1st or so of each month. if you find something before then that looks fun, put it on a list to install at your next date. another benefit of this is you can back up your system first once a month., so you can more easily roll back if something goes wrong.

I spent a good few nights over the past month dorking around with Ubuntu and a broken installation of Windows XP. It shouldn't take two nights to get iTunes to run - of course the problem was my own. I should never tinker, optimize, or customize - the result is never worth the effort.

Of course, I continue to tinker and customize, I'm always on the search for new goodies. But I like mouser's suggestion of only installing new stuff on the 1st. I already have designated the 1st and 15th of the month to do my financial housekeeping, so designating the 2nd of the month as install night would be a good reward.

urlwolf, that's great to hear you are going to start writing a short story - a month!

i think that is a fantastic idea. please, keep us informed of your progress. it will be encouraging to know what happens.

(i've just remembered that i gave up watching 'neighbours' the australian soap opera about 15 years ago as i finally realised the plots were/are cyclic. with the free time i started to read books - something i never did as the books i read at school put me off for life. anyway, i just mention it as it was one of the most important things i did in my life. if anyone is looking for an extra 30 free minutes a day, then i thoroughly recommend to stop watching soap operas - you'll soon wonder why you ever watched them at all.)

Of course, I continue to tinker and customize, I'm always on the search for new goodies. But I like mouser's suggestion of only installing new stuff on the 1st. I already have designated the 1st and 15th of the month to do my financial housekeeping, so designating the 2nd of the month as install night would be a good reward.

I am surprised that there are others having the same habit as me . I like to try out new and interesting applications and now it filled up my hard disk . So I stopped going to download sites and also unsubscribed from mailing list and newsletter. In the end...no time is saved! I spend more time playing game...